'Top Chef': Bravo adds one-on-one 'Duels' to the menu

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Bravo is expanding the “Top Chef” franchise again, this time with a series of “Iron Chef”-like, one-on-one battles it’s calling “Top Chef Duels.”

The 10-episode series, which premieres Aug. 6, will feature some of the most recognizable contestants from both “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters.” Two chefs will go head-to-head in creating a three-course meal — with some typical “Top Chef” twists — for judges Gail Simmons and Curtis Stone (who’s also the host) and a rotating group of guest judges that includes chefs Wolfgang Puck and Hugh Acheson, Shailene Woodley, the cast of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and more.

The nine winning chefs will then compete in a final battle for a $100,000 prize. They’ll be joined by one losing chef who survives “The Knockout,” a second-chance digital series (a la “Last Chance Kitchen”) hosted by Puck.